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Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison
Read full article: Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prisonA federal judge has sentenced a Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges.

World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier
Read full article: World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlierThe world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent.

Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate
Read full article: Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rateYoung people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade.

Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culprit
Read full article: Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culpritAmericans’ view of the economy worsened in June, wiping out much of the previous month’s gain which followed a string of declines that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.

Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some things
Read full article: Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some thingsIsrael’s attack on Iran has catapulted their long-running conflict into what could become a wider, more dangerous regional war and potentially drive prices higher for both businesses and households.

Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish
Read full article: Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolishFormer congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish.

Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty
Read full article: Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertaintyGoogle has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.

The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
Read full article: The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even olderIn the heart of Spain’s capital, the famous Sobrino de Botín restaurant proudly holds the title of being the world’s oldest restaurant.

WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVID
Read full article: WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVIDThe World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize
Read full article: US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf PrizeAn American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciences.

Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19
Read full article: Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade
Read full article: Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenadeCeline Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower.

Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated
Read full article: Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicatedBoth former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are posing the time-tested question “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”.

Walgreens to pay $275,000 to settle allegations in Vermont about service during pandemic
Read full article: Walgreens to pay $275,000 to settle allegations in Vermont about service during pandemicWalgreens has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle allegations about service in some of the national pharmacy chain's Vermont stores during the coronavirus pandemic.

Health Department: Washtenaw County now at ‘medium’ COVID risk level
Read full article: Health Department: Washtenaw County now at ‘medium’ COVID risk levelAt this level, the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends masking for those who are immunocompromised or at higher risk when indoors.

Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight
Read full article: Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlightBritain's inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has entered the second phase with political decision-making taking center stage.

To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19
Read full article: To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

UK was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief says
Read full article: UK was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief saysBritain's former health secretary has told an official inquiry that the U.K. was ill-prepared for a pandemic partly because government resources had been diverted away from pandemic planning to brace for a possibly chaotic no-deal Brexit.

Now that the pandemic is ‘over,’ we want to know how it changed your life
Read full article: Now that the pandemic is ‘over,’ we want to know how it changed your lifeThe World Health organization declared earlier this month that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer an emergency, putting a three-year end to the virus that killed at least 7 million people and turned the world upside down.

Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week
Read full article: Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday weekJapan will lift most of its coronavirus border controls, including a requirement that entrants show proof of three vaccinations or a pre-departure negative test, beginning Saturday as the country’s Golden Week holiday season begins and a large influx of foreign tourists is expected.

UK health chief's leaked messages revive raw pandemic debate
Read full article: UK health chief's leaked messages revive raw pandemic debateCOVID-19 has shot back into the headlines in Britain through the leak of more than 100,000 private messages sent or received by the health minister as the government scrambled to respond to the new respiratory virus.

Ex-UK health chief defends record after COVID messages leak
Read full article: Ex-UK health chief defends record after COVID messages leakBritain’s former health minister is denying wrongdoing after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci
Read full article: GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to FauciHouse Republicans have kicked off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony.

More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
Read full article: More Americans apply for jobless benefits last weekMore Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate policy intended to cool the economy and bring down inflation.

EXPLAINER: How will we know if the U.S. is in recession?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How will we know if the U.S. is in recession?A second consecutive quarter of economic growth underscored Thursday that the nation isn’t in a recession despite high inflation and the Federal Reserve’s fastest pace of interest rate hikes in four decades.

Michigan reports 9,793 new COVID cases, 69 deaths over last week
Read full article: Michigan reports 9,793 new COVID cases, 69 deaths over last weekMichigan reported 9,793 new cases of COVID-19 and 69 virus-related deaths over the past week, an average of about 1,399 cases per day. Data trends are likely lower due to the holiday.

New online dashboard to help air travelers on delays, cancellations
Read full article: New online dashboard to help air travelers on delays, cancellationsAmid months of mass flight cancellations and delays, the Department of Transportation has launched a customer service dashboard to help vacationers.

Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
Read full article: Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last weekThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign that the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in an effort to cool the economy and slow inflation.

White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
Read full article: White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free testsThe Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.

The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisons
Read full article: The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisonsAn ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons.

Family of Dearborn man charged in ethnic intimidation case ask for mental health support
Read full article: Family of Dearborn man charged in ethnic intimidation case ask for mental health supportA Dearborn man charged with ethnic intimidation after an antisemitic incident is going on a hunger strike behind bars, according to his family.